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Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Property & Equipment) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jan. 01, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Depreciation and amortization $ 24,787,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization $ 20,623,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization $ 16,719,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Internal payroll costs capitalized 2,900,000ndls_InternalPayrollCostsCapitalized 2,600,000ndls_InternalPayrollCostsCapitalized 2,300,000ndls_InternalPayrollCostsCapitalized
Interest costs capitalized $ 400,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized $ 300,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized $ 300,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, useful life 20 years    
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, useful life 15 years    
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, useful life 3 years    
Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, useful life 7 years    
Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, useful life 3 years